The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-08-03
HOW TO MILK COWS.
why Uucleanllness in Milking Can Not
Be Condemned Too Emphaticaliy.

ing, both in regard to the yield Of tt
milk and the quality OF the butter
cheese made from it. The formatio
OF the cows udder is such that til
secretion of the milk is helped by goo
milking, while it is retarded and
time lessoned by bad milking. TIL
adder OF a COW is very complicate
affair. Outwardly it consists of
series of muscular bands crossing eac
other and attached to the abdomina
muscles for the support of the mass O
tho organ. The teat is not a simpl
tube, rs has been supposed, but con
slsts OF large number of ducts, whic]
runs into four or five more channels O
tubes. each OF which discharges sep
arately into the orifce of the teat
b4tWeen these tubes, and surrounding
them. is elastic fibrous tissue, tn,
tbers being disposed crosswise, ant
acting by contraction to keep these
ducts closed. The orifice of the teal
IS also kept closed by similar fibrous
tissue, which yields TO the pressure in
the act Of milking. and permits the
milk to flow out, About the teat are
several sinuses orreservoirs the largest
of which is situated at the base of the
ieat and can be easily felt by the
mixer when the teat is grasped at the
top and close to the udder, which
should always be done in milking.
These sinnses are supplied by lactifer-
Gus ducts which branch again and
again much like tree into large
number OF smaller and smaller ones.
AT the end of each of the finest of
these duets there is lobule consist
ing OF very small ycsicles or cells each
containing q nucleus of fat granules
These lobules are much like q bunch
of grapes in form, each cell or vesicle
representing one of the grapes The
udder IS made up thus of these ulti-
mate lobules of glandular substance,
the minute ducts which proceed from
these and the system of leading ducts
which empty their contents into the
sinuses or reservoirs above the teats.
Each teat is the outlet of q separate
gland commonly known as quar-
ter OF the uddcr. and these 7seporate
glands are divided from each other
and supported by bands of the fibrous
muscular tissue previously mentioned. |
30 that the structure of each gland is
repeated in all of them.
The ultimate lobules of the glandu.
lar substance, which consists in fact of
II mass of these lobules closely packed
together in enormous numbers, are
supplied with blood from the fine
capillary vessels with which they
are connected, and these in their
turn are supplied by the arterial sys-
tenn, which is highly developed in the
ndder The milk is produced by the
breaking down of the cells or yisicles
lobules and the release of the granues
OF oil or fat which they contain, much .
IN the same way that pus is formed in !
Inc breaking down of tissue in an alb I
5eess. Indeed, there is much similari- {
ty between milk and pus, the specific q
gravity being the same in both, the c
Inference in fatty matter being slight, t
md pus contains albumen, and milk f
,ascine in about the same proportion. S
The udder does not store all the milk o.
lrawn ssat Il milking; it has not suf- s.
lclent capacity; but during the pro- s,
,ess OF milking the breaking down of b
hese yesicles goes on with great d
apidity and while before the milkinc n
he clusters of the lobules are greatly 81
istend and are crowded with cells. II
hen the milking is over they are 81
luch reduced in sized and shrunken S;
nd the whole udder is loose and c,
abby. in milking cows this structure h,
nj junction of the udder becomes b,
lost important consideration, and the re
ct OF milking should be performed in d.
'nslstence with it. The milking to
'ould be rapid. The teat should be ut
'asped firmly close up to the udder tn
as to press the large sinus and empty til
of milk at each pressure of the hand. mi
he pressure should be exerted down.
ara, that is the fingers should be an
osed upon the teat in succession from CHI
g TOP to the bottom so as to force the du
ltk down through the teat It is the be
bit of calf to bunt and punch the ur
der when it is sucking. No doubt thc
Is is done to stimulate and excite the TIL
ange OF the cells to milk. In milk. loo
the ewes at the Rochefort cheese lea
lrles every mixer gives the Sleeps to
der smart slap or two with the pr,
nd, and this brings the milk. In an,
king cows it is advisable ALWAYS to cul
se the hands at each motion I'm tin
anst the udder so as to press ND. Gal
nd against it, which has an effect in an,
citing the action of the glandular lea
Is. &C.,
4 many persons living in large sal,
Vhs ana cities would visit milk the
RES ABOUT four in the morning thew bea
uld see such sight as would set lali
III stomachs against the use of mill, nor
II afterwards. We have seen such Il
table, and even in rural milk rem,
ry, where the manure was only re-. wri
we'd when it became too deem for is q
mixers to wade through it with farr
der boots and the cows were plqs. kin,
I'd with dung. The filth of some Of or +,
So places is inconceivable and in. ont
alole' and it is q sad thing to say feri
some farm diaries are not much post
Ier. Bogus butter, with all its call
It's is preferable TO the genuinely let |
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